Live Schedule

Previously
2026-03-24T08:00:00-04:00
0400am
Launch of the latest report of the Special Rapporteur "Torture and Genocide"
2026-03-24T09:00:00-04:00
0500am
61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
2026-03-24T09:00:00-04:00
0500am
During its 5th session, the Expert Mechanism will hold public in-person consultations on systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in the enforcement of drug laws and policies. The key observations and recommendations emanating from the consultations will inform the Expert Mechanism's 5th annual report to be presented to the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council.
2026-03-24T09:30:00-04:00
0530am
UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director, UN Information Service
2026-03-24T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
2026-03-24T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
This year's International Day of Forests observance will highlight the need to better recognise forests as engines of inclusive growth and well-being, and to scale up policies, partnerships and investments that place forests at the heart of resilient and sustainable economies.
2026-03-24T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
The 32nd Session of the UN Tax Committee will take place in New York (23-26 March 2026). It helps countries strengthen tax systems and mobilize resources for sustainable development, with special focus on developing countries. The Committee brings together experts from all regions to tackle pressing tax challenges—from taxing digital services to ensuring tax policy supports climate action and the SDGs. It provides immediately usable practical guidance and tools.
2026-03-24T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
During its 5th session, the Expert Mechanism will hold public in-person consultations on systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in the enforcement of drug laws and policies. The key observations and recommendations emanating from the consultations will inform the Expert Mechanism's 5th annual report to be presented to the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council.
2026-03-24T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
High-level special event, taking place a day before the annual commemoration ofthe International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, to discuss reparatory justice for the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans
2026-03-24T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
Item 5 (continued)Arrangements with the Global Environment Facility to give effect to the relevant provisions on funding (Cluster III, Issue 9)
2026-03-24T15:30:00-04:00
1130am
Press briefing by AU / Africa Group, led by Ghana, on the proposed resolution to be tabled and considered in the GA on Wednesday, 25th March during the GA commemorative event marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
2026-03-24T16:00:00-04:00
1200pm
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
2026-03-24T18:45:00-04:00
0245pm
Media stakeout by Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, on Iran.
2026-03-24T18:55:00-04:00
0255pm
Joint media stakeout by Bahrain, Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Pakistan, Somalia, and the United Kingdom, on the situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian question.
2026-03-24T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
The 32nd Session of the UN Tax Committee will take place in New York (23-26 March 2026). It helps countries strengthen tax systems and mobilize resources for sustainable development, with special focus on developing countries. The Committee brings together experts from all regions to tackle pressing tax challenges—from taxing digital services to ensuring tax policy supports climate action and the SDGs. It provides immediately usable practical guidance and tools.
2026-03-24T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
Item 5 (continued)Terms of Reference and modalities for the operation of, and rules of procedure for, the subsidiary bodies (Cluster I, Issue 2); Selection process for the members of the Scientific and Technical Body and the other subsidiary bodies (Cluster I, Issue 3)
2026-03-24T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.